A clarification on the position of Pope Francis concerning same-sex marriage has been made public by the vatican. The vatican said his statement on homosexuality and lesbianism was taken out of context.

 

According to Dailymail, the Vatican says comments by Pope Francis on civil union laws in a documentary last month were taken out of context and did not signal a change in Church doctrine on homosexuals or support for same-sex marriage.

 

The documentary Francesco, which premiered at the Rome film festival on October 21, made headlines for a comment in which the pope says that homosexuals have a right to be in a family and that civil union laws covering homosexuals are needed.

 

The pope's comments prompted praise from liberals and calls for urgent clarification from conservatives.

 

Last week, the Vatican's Secretariat of State quietly sent an 'explanatory note' to its ambassadors, who sent it to bishops.

 

The note was first reported by papal biographer Austen Ivereigh.

 

A Vatican source confirmed it on Monday and the Vatican's ambassador to Mexico posted it on his Facebook page.

 

It says that two separate quotes in response to separate questions were spliced to appear as one, deleting the intervening context and questions.

 

The documentary's director, Russian-born American citizen Evgeny Afineevsky, told reporters he interviewed the pope but journalists later found the footage in a 2019 interview with Mexico's Televisa. Some was not previously aired.

 

After the documentary premiered, Afineevsky refused to discuss the editing process. It was not immediately possible to contact him for comment on the Vatican note.

 

The note said that in the first quote, the pope was referring to the right of homosexuals to be accepted by their own families as children and siblings.

 

Some saw the comments as homosexuals having a right to form families.

 

The note said the documentary cut comments where the pope expressed opposition to opposed homosexual marriage and made clear he was referring to civil union laws, which some countries have enacted to regulate benefits such as health care.

 

A phrase where Francis said 'it is an incongruence to speak of homosexual marriage' was cut.

 

'It is clear that Pope Francis was referring to certain state provisions and certainly not the doctrine of the Church, which he has reaffirmed numerous times over the years,' the note said.

 

The Church teaches that homosexual tendencies are not sinful but homosexual acts are and that homosexuals must be treated with respect.

 

The Pope appeared to say in the film:'Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it.

 

Francis's predecessors, including Benedict XVI and John Paul II, condemned same-sex marriage during their papal tenure.

 

Francis himself had opposed legislation to approve same-sex marriages in Argentina when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires a decade ago - but had supported some kind of legal protection for the rights of gay couples at the time.

 

However, shortly after becoming Pope, he said of gay people that 'we must be brothers'.

 

He added: 'If a person is gay and seeks God and has goodwill, who am I to judge him?'

 

For LGBTQ advocates, Pope Francis' apparent message was not just seen an endorsement of same-sex civil unions, but also an approval of same-sex parents having the privilege of raising families.

 

On social media, his comments were applauded by celebrities, commentators and members of LGBTQ community alike.

 

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres wrote: 'Thank you, Pope Francis, for seeing love for what it is.

doesnt matter who you are! you might be a good person, an upright person

It doesn't matter your status! You might be rich or poor, educated or non educated, 

One thing is sure you will die someday and appear before the great Judge.

Acts 17:31

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Hebrews 9:27

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Non of your qualifications, attributes, religion or otherwise can save you.

Mark 8:36-37 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

You work so hard to secure your earthly life, you work so hard to ensure you are healthy and presentable before humans, what about eternity? What about your state before God? How can you be presentable before a God who is so Holy that he cannot stand a speck of iniquity?

There is only one way 

Yes not two or three but just one, and that is Jesus the messiah and his finished work on the cross.

Jesus hung for atleast three hours in pains and sorrow carrying your sins on himself so that you could escape that unfortunate fate of eternity in the lake of fire.

He died in plains for your soul, so that hell will not take hold on your soul.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

What you need to do to be saved?

Acts 16:30-31 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Romans 10:9

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Acts 2:38-39 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

1. Repent (have a change of heart towards God)

2. Believe (trust) in the Lord Jesus as your saviour, receiving his sacrifice on your behalf.

God will give you his Spirit, which will empower you to live a victorious life above sin.

To grow spiritually, you need to fellowship with Christians and sturdy the bible daily.